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Galaxy of Musicians

Shanta

हममें कोई हूण, कोई शक, कोई मंगोल है

Hammein Koi Hun, Koi Shak, Koi Mangol Hai

Adam Gondvi
1 min read 4 versesसांप्रदायिकताcommunalismएकता

4 verses · ~1 min

हममें कोई हूण, कोई शक, कोई मंगोल है दफ़्न है जो बात, अब उस बात को मत छेड़िए

ग़र ग़लतियाँ बाबर की थीं; जुम्मन का घर फिर क्यों जले ऐसे नाज़ुक वक़्त में हालात को मत छेड़िए

हैं कहाँ हिटलर, हलाकू, जार या चंगेज़ ख़ाँ मिट गए सब, क़ौम की औक़ात को मत छेड़िए

छेड़िए इक जंग, मिल-जुल कर ग़रीबी के ख़िलाफ़ दोस्त, मेरे मज़हबी नग्मात को मत छेड़िए

इति

Adam Gondvi

The Poet

अदम गोंडवी

Adam Gondvi

Galaxy of Musicians

Paired Painting

Galaxy of Musicians

Painted during a time of immense cultural synthesis, Raja Ravi Varma envisioned Galaxy of Musicians as a breathtaking tribute to the diverse musical traditions of the Indian subcontinent. The artist lovingly brought together women from various regions and cultural backgrounds, each draped in exquisite traditional attire and holding a classical instrument. Through his mastery of European oil painting techniques infused with Indian sensibilities, Ravi Varma created a timeless symphony of unity, grace, and devotion to the divine art of sound. Every figure glows with a gentle inner light, inviting the viewer into a sacred space of collective artistic expression and profound cultural pride.

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If this held you

Four more, in the same key.

Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Hammein Koi Hun, Koi Shak, Koi Mangol Hai carries.